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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1950
Page
3
Norris Simms, charged with assault and battery, appeared voluntarily Monday and pleaded not guilty before Justice Maurice Grover. He was released on a $100 bond. Harry Myers was fined $5 and costs by the magistrate for intoxication.
About 1500 attended Washington School open house in Gallipolis. Displays featured Dick Shrider’s industrial arts group. Cadet Band concert highlighted by sixth to eighth graders with solos and pieces like Organ Melody Reverie and Military Escort March.
Gallipolis superintendent Higgins told the board a high school space shortage must be addressed for next year. He outlined six major objectives including building space and curriculum improvement, noted salary challenges in attracting trained teachers, and warned transportation costs exceed state funding by 1492. A plan meeting with the state education department is set for March 21.
RPI professor Neil P. Bailey argues in a memorandum that the worst temptation in teaching is excessive talking by the instructor. He heads Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's mechanical engineering department and outlines pitfall avoidance for college teachers.
Forest Stewart aged 21 and Ruby Stephenson 20 from Bladen along with Earl Moses Jr 22 and Ada Jarrett 22 from Cheshire are listed. William W. Pearson 29 and Blanche Garlinger 22, both from Crown City, also appear in the notice.
The Gallipolis fire department answered a 3 p.m. Monday call to the home of Mr and Mrs Claude Stewart 143 Garfield Ave The blaze originated in a kitchen flue and was extinguished with only slight damage.
Gallia County Health Department advisory councils approved the annual report and elected officers. O'Dell Northup was chosen president and George Northup secretary, with C. R. Sexton named to the five year board term. The panel praised Dr. F B Shane for rabies eradication efforts and summarized extensive immunizations, sanitation, and laboratory work across the county.
Four defendants were arraigned in Gallipolis municipal court and remanded to jail for non payment of fines. Don Neal of Gallipolis was fined ten dollars and costs on a drunk and disorderly charge. Charles Hare of Point Pleasant faced five dollars for intoxication. William Flint charged five dollars for intoxication and Christopher Anderson twenty dollars for drunk and disorderly conduct.
The Kanauga Parent Teachers Association issues its first bulletin filled with school work specimens drawings poems and pupil lists. It notes last and upcoming meetings with Dr Paul Foster discussing sex education in Gallia County schools and includes welcoming words for the school board.
George R. Shipley, 29, of Jackson, skidded off Route 124 west of Jackson and overturned in a field. He was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Frank Pritchett for reckless operation. A truck driven by Kenneth E. Henderson, 20, Jackson, and a coal truck sideswiped on the same bridge. the coal truck driver fled.
Holzer Hospital notes record dozens of newborns with mothers from Oak Hill Coalton Jackson Gallipolis Pomeroy Racine Hamden Crown City Point Pleasant Spencer W Va and West Virginia. Names include Mrs Gilbert Coleman Mrs Jack Milliken A Reeder Hawk Linda French Linda Taylor James Taylor Mrs Daniels Mrs White Mrs Westfall Mrs Welch and many others. One item also notes Squaw Valley Reno Nev hosting an 8200-foot chair lift used by skiers.
Canal and river traffic reports list vessels at Gallipolis locks with arrival and departure times on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Boats include Alice, Doll, Republic of Pittsburgh, Maryelea, Pete, Sullivan, Louisiana, Atlas, Java Sea, Weir, Martin-Ogram, Huntington, Rand, Laughlin, Inca, Jason, with gauge readings and Kanawha Falls rising to 3.06 feet.
Weekly cottage prayer meeting of Morristown Holiness Church will be held Friday at 7 30 p.m. in the home of Rev. and Mrs. Andrew McKinney.
Miss Violet Theisen of Millfield has returned from Columbus after completing a cosmetology course at Bustin Beauty School. She stays with the Mingus family in Columbus and is at home with her parents awaiting a state board examination.
Chauncey parish night drew 175 at the Church of Christ Sunday. The adult and junior choirs sang and a Hillyer duet with Mrs. Hillyer performing The Holy City. A church quartet and youth brass ensemble preceded Rev. James A. Long’s sermon at Nelsonville Church of Christ.
The Esther Class of Chauncey Methodist Church will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at 7 Ellis Ave. Mrs. Erle Bridgewater, class president, will preside. Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey hosts and will serve refreshments.
Evan and Maggie Morgan spent Sunday in Chauncey visiting their aunt Mary Meinhart who is recovering from a serious illness at her home 109 Converse Street.
Mrs Jessie Johnson president will lead a Ladies Auxiliary meeting at the high school on Tuesday at 7 30 p m all members urged to attend for planning and reports.
The Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Strausbaugh of Redtown joined Mrs. Strausbaugh's parents Mr. and Andrew McKinney for Sunday dinner.
Funeral services were held for Hiram Mingus Jr 29 at the Morristown Holiness Church near Chauncey. He died of a heart attack and was an active church member. Survived by parents a brother three sisters and grandmother Julia Mingus 94. Ministers and singers led the service.
About 150 honor dormitory prisoners at Ohio Penitentiary receive a new television set funded by half the $350 cost. Warden Ralph W. Alvis says the device boosts morale and provides worthwhile entertainment, while inmates favor boxing and stars like Milton Berle and Hopalong Cassidy in their viewing lineup.
Mrs Janet Cole hosted a Euchre gathering at her Millfield home with two tables. Frances Wallace topped the high score, followed by Clara Theisen and Amy Jo Moody. Florence Pyle received a prize. Helen Earich was a guest. Attendees included Velma Wemmer Bertine Sanders Frances Wallace Amy Jo Moody Clara Theisen Florence Pyle and Janet Cole.
Chauncey resident David Tittle spent time in Pomeroy visiting Mr. and Mrs. Troy Ohlinger and Daisy Adams. He also called on his ailing aunt, Mrs. Pearl Tittle, who is ill with influenza. A note mentions automobiles containing over 400 rubber parts on average.
An old Kellogg advertising letter from Detroit promotes ALL BRAN as a remedy for constipation. It claims happiness and youthfulness after using the cereal, urges daily intake of an ounce with ample water, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days.
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